((walter happening today: vice president joe biden... hits the bay area. we have a live preview of his campaign stop... from the ?surprising venue. ((jen plus: an accidental death during a police training... is going to cost one florida city a ?lot of money. the deal they just reached, with the victim's family. ((walter and: can the cubs we'll find out ?tonight... as the "world series" goes all the way... to game seven. ((walter)) good morning.. and welcome to good day tampa bay... at 4:00. i'm walter allen. ((jen)) and i'm jennifer epstein. those stories in a minute, but now,

later this morning, we're hoping to learn the identity of a woman-- whose body was discovered in a ditch in the palm river area. a horseback rider found the fully clothed woman just before two p-m tuesday... near 20th avenue south and 58th street south. hillsborough detectives say the medical examiner will have determine the woman's identity and cause of death. a sad end, to the search for a missing father in hillsborough county.

along the alafia river... and they say its most ?likely 38-year old william morris. the father took his son for a ride on his "seadoo" watercraft monday afternoon. the three-year-old boy was found safe.. along with the seadoo... on a small island, near i-75. neighbors told fox 13 that morris had just bought that sea-dooa& and this would've been one of his first rides on it. the medical examiner will determine the official cause of death... but deputies say it appears to be just a tragic accident. the training exercise... has reached a settlement with the city of punta gorda. 73-year-old "mary knowlton" was shot back in august during a "shoot dont shoot" scenario. the officer's gun was supposed to be filled with blanks... but it had real bullets by mistake. knowlton's family in minnesota reached an agreement with the city that will pay them two ?million dollars. the city council will vote on the settlement today. the officer remains on administrative leave... while the state continues its investigation. election day is now less

candidates are hard at work, in this final stretch. much of the focus is on florida... which could ?decide the presidency. thats why the candidates keep coming back here... week after week. and the campaigning continues today... at a tampa museum. fox 13's shayla reaves is live at mosi... where vice president joe biden... is heading in just a matter of hours. and for the third time in

and for the third time in less than a month... president obama is touching down in florida today as well. the president will stump for hillary clinton in miami... spend the night there... and then attend another clinton rally on thursday morning at florida international university. from there... the president will head north to jacksonville for ?another rally thursday afternoon at obama was just in orlando last ?week, at another campaign stop. and donald trump will ?also be in miami today. but he should be out of town, by the time the president arrives. the trump rally starts at noon. from there... trump heads to orlando for a rally at the central florida fairgrounds at four p-m. theh, he heads up to north florida for a rally in pensacola at seven p-m. trump will also be in jacksonville, tomorrow morning. hillary clinton just

?and her husband... president bill clinton... ?both made appearances. fox 13's evan axelbank reports from one of those rallies... in south st. pete: before a mostly-black audience, clinton insisted donald trump's pitch is an insult."i see all these ads that say what do you have to lose? so if somebody around here asks you that, say i'll tell you what we have to lose, 14 million jobs, i have no intention of losing them, i am for hillary clinton for president."he argued trump would set african americans back decades, to when voting wasn't a right for all."i, as a 70 year-old white southerner, i know what make america great again means." politico reports that the share of african americans to vote early or by mail in florida has dropped from 25 percent during obama's second victory to 16 percent this year. the gop leads by about 9, said, you can not go backwards, it would be an insult to his presidency for us not to turn out because news,state. ea fox 13 battleground another critical was off to iowa, as a people, then was off to iowa, another critical battleground state.

another big race here in florida... for the u-s senate. incumbent marco rubio stopped in polk count tuesday. he gave an election pep talk at the g-o-p headquarters there. rubio touted his record in the senate -- saying his opponent patrick murphy hasn't passed a single law during his time in washington. importance of early voting: murphy was in daytona beach tuesday with represenative john lewis... talking with students at bethune-cookman university. in the latest real clear politics average -- rubio leads murphy by 5-point-6

a big amendment will also be on the ballot next week... and some voters are ?not happy about it. protesters gathered outside duke energy in downtown st. pete tuesday. they say amendment ?one will create a solar monopoly... and are urging voters to vote "against" it. supporters of the amendment say it's about consumer protection as solar grows in florida. but the state's largest power companies have spent more than 20-million to support it. protesters say that's enough evidence that this amendment is ?not for consumers: those who ?support amendment one say anyone who chooses to go with solar still needs those big companies for backup power... and they should share in the cost of grid maintenance. the amendment needs to get 60-

the cubs... just keep on ?clubbing. they avoid elimination ?again last night in the world series. they won game six ?in cleveland... and it wasn't even close. chicago led 7-nothing in the third... and cleveland just couldn't catch up. the cubs win the game... 9 to 3! and that sets up a winner-take-all game seven tonight in cleveland. the cubs were actually down 3 games to 1 in this series... and now, they'll try to complete the comeback. it's been about thirty ?years since any team has done it. coverage starts tonight at 7-30 , right here on fox 13. much more on last night's big win later this half hour in sports... including reaction from cubs

and after the break: ?florida manatees... on your phone? how you can help one local zoo give those misunderstood mammals... one high-tech tribute. break 1: 2:00break 2: 1:45 break 3: 1:40endbrk: 1:30

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manatee awareness month is now underway. and florida fish and wildlife officers want you to watch out for them. november is typically the time when the gentle giants start searching for warmer waters to survive the winter. skyfox flew over teco's manatee viewing center tuesday as it opened for the season. manatees bask in the warmer waters.. generated by the nearby apollo

zoo wants to add a manatee emoji to your smartphone. but they need your help! the zoo has created a petition to make that cellphone graphic. organizers say other endangered animals like tigers and elephants have their own emojis -- so why not manatees! they're hoping to get 25-thousand signatures. more than 600 manatee-lovers have already pledged their support. we've posted a link to the

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reakfast. time for sports... and it ain't over til it's over. but the world series ?will be er ?dont know... which group of long-suffering fans will finaly be rewarded? the cubs making sure the ?indians werent that team last night. chicago had to fend off elimination ?again in game six. the cubs waste little time in getting on the board.... josh tomlin hangs a breaking ball to kris bryant and bryant makes him pay... with a home run. the cubs

then in the third... bases are all loaded for "addison russell" who clears them with a grand slam! russell would tie the world series record... with ?six rbi's in a single game! cleveland never had a chance. the cubs win... 9 to 3... and force a deciding game seven tonight, also in cleveland. heres cubs coach joe maddon, after the big win: so it all comes down to this. game seven of the world series... where a

insiders say it could be one of the most watched sporting events... of the ?year. and tickets to the game ?start at a ?thousand dollars. and thats just ?standing room. coverage begins at 7-30 tonight, right here on fox 13. and we will have all the ?celebrations, tomorrow morning right here on good day. to hockey now.. where the bolts were trying to end their three game losing streak. taking on the islanders up in new york. bad start: johnathan drouin the first period... he would ?not return. the bolts did fine without him though. the lightning score ?three goals in the first... and ?another three in the second. and they got to ?rest their sticks in the third period. the islanders could only score ?once. bolts win big... six to one. the lightning are back home tomorrow night, facing the boston bruins. and... the first college

and already... some controversy. a one-loss "texas a&m" team made the top four... leaving out ?undefeated "washington." experts say washington was hurt by it's strength of schedule... and a&m's only loss was to number one alabama. ohio state and louisville are not far behind. the university of florida is ranked 11th in the poll... a ?three loss florida state team... still manages to get ranked 22. when we come back, i'll have another check on your wednesday forecast. plus: starbucks has its customers ?buzzing

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headlines across america: the latest on a pipeline explosion... that could affect ?gas prices all across the south. the governor of alabama has now declared a state of emergency to protect consumers. a nine person crew was working on the pipeline monday when a trackhoe ?hit the pipe causing the fire. one person was killed.. five others were hurt. the blast shut down a key pipeline that supplies gas to millions of people in the south. and it will likely ?remain closed until the weekend. the governor issued the state of emergency to deal with a

were already up 15 percent on tuesday. a disturbing new report this morning.. on malaysian airlines flight 3-70. researchers now claim that ?no one was at the controls... when it crashed into the ocean. it's believed the jetliner ran out of fuel.. and dove into the indian ocean back in 20-14. more than 20 pieces of debris has been found from the plane, but search crews still haven't found the main cabin. crews are expected to stop looking early next year.. in pennsylvania: another pretrial hearing... for actor bill cosby. on tuesday, his lawyers challenged sexual misconduct claims made by 13 women. the hearing centered on allegations made by andrea constand.. who worked for temple university when she says cosby sexually assaulted her about 12 years ago. the judge will determine whether the jury will hear from 13 ?other accusers ... and whether cosby's 2005 deposition in a civil suit brought by constand will be allowed in court. "starbucks" just introduced a new ?design on

is green... with a white circle... over a collage of people. the company says its just a limited edition , to celebrate ?community. but some thought it was their ?holiday cup... and got upset that it left out anything ?christmas related. starbucks got in trouble for those holiday cups ?last year... when it removed all holiday symbols, keeping just the ?red color. starbucks promised a ?new holiday cup... will be coming. still ahead: still ahead: a florida mom is ?still having labor pains... ?months after giving birth. why she got a bill... she ?never expected. plus... fox 13's shayla reaves is ?live at mosi... which is about to host a ?huge

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the race for the white house... is now in the final stretch. and will less than a week left, the candidates are making a big push for the bay area. hillary ?and president bill